Vaudeville Mews will be home to the inaugural “Shoot the Chutes,” presented by PBR. Scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 24, the event will feature 13 bands on two stages, as acts [...]
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Posted July 24, 2013in Sound Notes
Posted July 24, 2013in Sore Thumbs
‘TIME AND ETERNITY’ (T) *1/2 NIS America PlayStation 3 Nothing brings out a princess’ inner bridezilla quite like seeing her husband-to-be assassinated at the altar. Such is the plight of [...]
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Posted July 24, 2013in Duffy
Posted July 24, 2013in Tech Talk
PC-asaurus to be replaced by tablet
A universal experience in personal computing is the moment when we sit down to do some work only to discover our computer can barely keep up. You don’t know if [...]
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Posted July 24, 2013in Sound Check
The Wheelers “The Wheelers” Maximum Ames Records The Wheelers are lo-fi indie pop with a punk mentality. The band’s ethos — get in, keep the noise under three minutes, get [...]
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Posted July 24, 2013in Your Money
Paid for by taxpayers in… Des Moines Public School District
Amount: $8,000 To: Allied Construction Services For: Payment for services putting up a wall between the cafeteria and the gym. Amount: $2,800 To: City of Des Moines For: Fee [...]
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Posted July 24, 2013in Good Bad Ugly
The good Mark one up for the advocates of privacy. The last thing our society needs are more cameras monitoring people’s every move. That’s why we applaud the Clive City [...]
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Posted July 24, 2013in On The Tube
Zombies vs. dinosaurs in outer space!
“Axe Cop” aims to be the most awesome cartoon ever Fox premieres “Animation Domination High-Def” (Saturday, 10 p.m.), a block of late-night cartoons featuring “Axe Cop” and “High School USA!” [...]
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Posted July 24, 2013in Your View
Another take on Zabel
Of the many comments regarding Jim Zabel (Your View, June 20), this one has not been included. He was more than just a sports reporter. On occasion, he filled in [...]
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What’s it going to be?
The New York Times is at it again, just as it should be. David Leonhardt wrote a column entitled “Why abortion is not like other issues” (July 14). Seemingly, both [...]
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